Space Invaders Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Space Invaders Review

With the launch of Space Invaders, developer Bell-Fruit Games takes players on a thrilling adventure to the retro universe. Packed with numerous bonus features and modifiers, it comes with an 8-bit design that will surely evoke nostalgic feelings for those who first met gaming long before PlayStations. Most importantly, those occur fairly often and are capable of paying up to 1,250x your bet.

Space Invaders - Slot Outlook

Although Space Invaders looks like a game from the '80s, it looks rather stylish than dated, as Bell-Fruit Games has put a lot of effort into the retro artwork. The actions take place somewhere on a distant alien planet, full of volcanos and monumental snow-covered mountains. Above the craters is sitting a standard 5x3 reel setup producing 20 fixed paylines, where pixel aliens and all sorts of space things appear.

Playable on any device, the slot comes with a betting range of £0.2 to £200 per spin, which should suit both high-rollers and less risky players. The RTP is slightly below the average level within the industry at 95%, though, the hit rate seems to be fine as wins land pretty frequently. Speaking of those, payouts of up to 1,250x the stake are achievable on a single spin.

The pay symbols in the Space Invaders slot comprise a set of regular symbols as well as a bunch of bonus ones that appear at a certain point of gameplay.

Space Invaders - Bonus Features

Most wins come from many of the bonus games that are triggered from the wheel bonus, but Space Invaders has plenty of features that are available in the base game also. Thus, let's start walking you through the random reel modifiers, which pop up whenever a UFO ship flies over the reels and gets hit by a Cannon, dropping one of the following boosters:

• Wild Cannon - puts Wild symbols to random positions on reels 2 - 4.
• Monster Wild - each Wild expands to cover the reels entirely.
• 5-of-a-kind - guarantees at least 1 full line win.
• Mega Reel - reels merge to create a mega reel with 3x3 Mega Symbols.
• Bonus Boost - adds a random number of bonus symbols to the reels to increase the chances of triggering the bonus.

Players can also benefit from two other reel modifiers that can turn even the worst outcome into a winning spin. At the end of any losing base game spin, there's a chance that either a UFO ship or a Cannon will appear to award a respective feature and guarantee a win:

• UFO only - turns a random symbol into a Mega Symbol.
• Cannon only - shoots random symbols on the reels and new ones cascade down to a winning position.

A Sticky Win Respins feature can also pop up randomly on any spin during the base game to produce bigger winning opportunities.

Keep an eye for coin Scatter symbols that can appear anywhere on the reels, as when 3 or more land simultaneously on a single spin, players receive one spin on the Bonus Wheel that determines your prize out of 6 different bonuses. A Bonus Gamble can also be offered for a chance to get a higher value bonus. However, if lost, players will return to the base game with a consolation Mystery Prize that depends on the current stake level.

• Shoot Out - awards a bonus game with 4 random cash prizes to claim. Use the 'Fire' button to shoot alien invaders until you clear the entire row to win the respective prize.
• UFO Climber - pick UFO symbols and climb the Multiplier trail with increasing cash prizes.
• Wild Cannon Free Spins - awards Free Spins with random Sticky Wilds that remain on the reels for the remainder of the bonus.
• Monster Wild Free Spins - awards Free Spins with Expanding Wild symbols.
• Mega Reel Free Spins - awards Free Spins with a roaming 3x3 Mega Reel.
• Space Invaders - shoot alien invaders to accumulate bet multipliers until you run out of 3 lives.

At the end of a bonus game a mini Pick A Coin game may be offered, where each coin can reveal one of the following outcomes:

• Game Over - ends the bonus game.
• Continue - continues a bonus or awards extra free spins.
• Space Invaders - awards the Space Invaders bonus game.

Space Invaders - Slot Verdict

All said and done, Space Invaders is certainly a find for all those really into the retro thing. Moreover, the old-school 8-bit design is far from everything the game can boast of, since it's the broad range of features that will be the main reason why players might feel drawn to spin the reels on it. There are 8 different reel modifiers included that can turn any base game spin into a staggering payout, and that's in addition to 6 different rewarding bonus games. To sum up, with so many things for players to get stuck into, Space Invaders is bound to be enjoyed by slotters, and a retro-styled outer look brings extra joy to the gameplay.

Pros

• Stylish 8-bit retro design
• 8 random reel modifiers in the base game
• 6 different bonus games

Cons

• Fairly modest max win value